Appropriates $5.29 billion for the Department of Defense's Civil Department, including $2.37 billion for construction including flood and storm damage reduction and aquatic ecosystem restoration, and $1.99 billion for operation and maintenance.

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $32.93 billion for Energy and Water Development for FY2006.

Highlights:

Appropriates $25.64 billion for the Department of Energy, including $6.57 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration; $6.37 billion for defense environmental cleanup; $3.7 billion for scientific activities; $1.94 billion for energy supply and conservation; and $277 million for nuclear waste disposal.

Appropriates $5.3 billion for the Department of Defense's Civil Department, including $2.1 billion for operation and maintenance, and $2.09 billion for construction, including aquatic ecosystem restoration, and flood and storm damage reduction.

Appropriates $1.08 billion for the Department of the Interior, including $900 million for water and related resources; $58 million for policy and administration; and $52 million for the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund.

Appropriates $250 million for other independent agencies, including $67 million for the Denali commission; $75 million for the nuclear regulatory commission; and $65 million for the Appalachian regional commission.

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(416-13) -
May 24, 2005(Key vote)

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $30.7 billion to various federal agencies for energy and water development for the fiscal year 2006.

Highlights:

Appropriates $24.4 billion for the Department of Energy, including $3.7 billion for scientific activities, $2.7 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration, $1.8 billion for energy supply and conservation, and $310 million for nuclear waste disposal.

Appropriates $4.5 billion for the Department of Defense's Civil Department, including $2 billion for operation and maintenance, and $1.7 billion for construction including flood and storm damage reduction and aquatic ecosystem restoration.

Appropriates $1 billion for the Department of the Interior, including funding for the Central Utah Project, Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley (California) Project Restoration Fund and California Bay-Delta Restoration.